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Bringing Children Back to Nature

Five activities for children aged 4 - 13 developed by outdoor educator Joseph Cornell. The activities follow the principles of Cornell’s “Flow Learning” to gently guide participants into deeper and more profound experiences of nature through the following principles: “awaken enthusiasm”; “focus attention”; “direct experience”; and “share inspiration”.

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Developing a Sense of Place Through Native Science Activities

Twenty five basic activities inspired by the writings of people who have lived close to the land. These activities aim to develop a deeper sense of place by going beyond Western science to observe and interact with nature qualitatively as well as quantitatively.

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Celebrating Earth Week: It’s Elemental

A collection of ideas, activities and resources for exploring and celebrating our connections to the earth during Earth Week.
FROM GREEN TEACHER'S FALL 1997 ISSUE

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Singapore Sensory Trail

In this inter-cultural and inter-generational community project, expatriate students designed an interpretive trail to provide access to nature for visually impaired citizens of Singapore.

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Making Natural Connections

Two lessons help students at all grade levels to draw interdisciplinary connections between social studies and ecology, and to integrate civics, science and mathematics.

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Creating Earth Adventures: Self-Guided Programs to Connect Children with Nature

Creating self-guided outdoor learning experiences that help 5-12 year old children appreciate a specific natural area and understand its connections with a larger context.

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The “Who-Am-I” Project

A year-long independent set of tasks that gets middle school students thinking about their relationship with the natural world around them.

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